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HC MRI SPINE W/O CONTRAST LUMBAR
Columbus, OH
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Arthur G James Cancer Hospital And Research Institute’s median price of $1.3k is 126% above the median hospital's median price ($575), higher than 72% of the 2,589 hospitals reporting CPT 72148. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 44 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna cigna - transplant case rate · outpatient | $0.62 | $0.62 | $0.62 – $0.62 |
| 2 | Medicare medicare perennial advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $570.70 | $570.70 | $570.70 – $570.70 |
| 3 | Medicaid medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $704.60 | $704.60 | $704.60 – $704.60 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna better health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $739.94 | $739.94 | $739.94 – $739.94 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $775.03 | $775.03 | $775.03 – $775.03 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare other · outpatient | $816.00 | $816.00 | $816.00 – $816.00 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.40 | $851.40 | $851.40 – $851.40 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna better health - dual eligible percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.40 | $851.40 | $851.40 – $851.40 |
| 9 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.40 | $851.40 | $851.40 – $851.40 |
| 10 | Molina molina - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.40 | $851.40 | $851.40 – $851.40 |
| 11 | Molina molina - medicare-medicaid program percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.40 | $851.40 | $851.40 – $851.40 |
| 12 | Medicaid medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $871.01 | $871.01 | $871.01 – $871.01 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna better health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $914.61 | $914.61 | $914.61 – $914.61 |
| 14 | Anthem anthem - medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $947.38 | $947.38 | $947.38 – $947.38 |
| 15 | Caresource caresource - dsnp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $954.60 | $954.60 | $954.60 – $954.60 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $958.21 | $958.21 | $958.21 – $958.21 |
| 17 | Humana humana - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $973.69 | $973.69 | $973.69 – $973.69 |
| 18 | Molina molina - medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,007 | $1,007 | $1,007 – $1,007 |
| 19 | Caresource caresource - exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,109 | $1,109 | $1,109 – $1,109 |
| 20 | Humana humana medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,134 | $1,134 | $1,134 – $1,134 |
| 21 | Molina molina - exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,135 | $1,135 | $1,135 – $1,135 |
| 22 | Caresource caresource - exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,187 | $1,187 | $1,187 – $1,187 |
| 23 | Caresource caresource - medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,237 | $1,237 | $1,237 – $1,237 |
| 24 | Molina molina - medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,237 | $1,237 | $1,237 – $1,237 |
| 25 | Molina molina - exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,238 | $1,238 | $1,238 – $1,238 |
Last updated: Jul 1, 2026
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